Funding search · EIN 396046268 · Milwaukee, WI
Marcus Corporation Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 113
- grants reported
- $3.1M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $3,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Marcus Center for the Performing Arts4 grants · $790,000
- Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $750,750
- The Medical College of Wisconsin3 grants · $305,000
- Entertainment Industry Foundation3 grants · $300,000
- United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County2 grants · $200,000
- Uwm Foundation3 grants · $150,000
- United Performing Arts Fund3 grants · $126,000
- Milwaukee Ballet Company3 grants · $77,500
- Milwaukee Repertory Theater4 grants · $60,000
- Barnard College1 grant · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 113 grants.
- $260,000
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Art/culture
- $260,000
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Art/culture
- $250,750
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Art/culture
- $250,000
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Art/culture
- $250,000
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Art/culture
- $250,000
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Art/culture
- $105,000
The Medical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education
- $100,000
Entertainment Industry Foundation · Los Angelas, CA · 2024
Health
- $100,000
The Medical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Education
- $100,000
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Health
- $100,000
Entertainment Industry Foundation · Los Angelas, CA · 2023
Health
- $100,000
The Medical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education
- $100,000
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Health
- $100,000
Entertainment Industry Foundation · Los Angelas, CA · 2022
Health
- $50,000
Barnard College · New York, NY · 2025
Education
- $50,000
Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Education
- $50,000
Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education
- $50,000
Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education
- $42,000
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Art/culture
- $42,000
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Art/culture
- $42,000
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Art/culture
- $27,500
Milwaukee Ballet Company · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Art/culture
- $25,000
Milwaukee Ballet Company · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Art/culture
- $25,000
Milwaukee Ballet Company · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Art/culture
- $25,000
Greater Milwaukee Committee for Community Development · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Development
- $20,000
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Art/culture
- $20,000
Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Art/culture
- $20,000
Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Art/culture
- $20,000
Zoological Society of Milwaukee County · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Development
- $15,000
Young Men'S & Women'S Hebrew Association · New York, NY · 2024
Art/culture
- $12,000
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts · Brookfiled, WI · 2023
Art/culture
- $11,500
Milwaukee Jazz Institute · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Art/culture
- $11,000
St Augustine Preparatory Academy · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education
- $10,100
Museum of Wisconsin Art · West Bend, WI · 2025
Art/culture
- $10,000
Donald Driver Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Development
- $10,000
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Education
- $10,000
Milwaukee County Historical Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Conservation
- $10,000
Brewers Community Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Development
- $10,000
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Art/culture
- $10,000
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Art/culture
- $10,000
Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Art/culture
- $10,000
Acts Community Development Corporation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Development
- $10,000
Milwaukee Preservation Alliance · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Conservation
- $10,000
Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Art/culture
- $9,200
Greater Milwaukee Committee for Community Development · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Development
- $5,500
Museum of Wisconsin Art · West Bend, WI · 2023
Art/culture
- $5,250
Museum of Wisconsin Art · West Bend, WI · 2024
Art/culture
- $5,000
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Art/culture
- $5,000
Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation · Brookfield, WI · 2025
Health
- $5,000
Create Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2024
Conservation
- $5,000
United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Development
- $5,000
Chicago Historical Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
Conservation
- $5,000
Chicago Historical Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Conservation
- $5,000
Milwaukee Jazz Institute · Wauwatosa, WI · 2022
Art/culture
- $4,600
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Art/culture
- $3,500
United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Development
- $3,000
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Art/culture
- $2,500
Fellowship Open · Thiensville, WI · 2025
Development
- $2,500
Abcd · Glendale, WI · 2024
Health
- $2,500
McPreparatory School of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Milwaukee Press Club · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Development
- $2,500
Variety-the Children'S Charity of Wisconsin · Elm Grove, WI · 2024
Health
- $2,500
Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education
- $2,500
McPreparatory School of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education
- $2,500
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Art/culture
- $2,500
Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Health
- $2,500
Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education
- $2,500
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Art/culture
- $2,500
Operation Dream · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Health
- $2,000
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight · Menomonee Falls, WI · 2024
Development
- $2,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
Health
- $2,000
Variety-the Children'S Charity of Wisconsin · Elm Grove, WI · 2023
Health
- $1,800
Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Conservation
- $1,500
Milwaukee Science Education Consortium · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Education
- $1,500
College Possible · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Education
- $1,500
Harvard Business School Club of Milwaukee · Brookfiled, WI · 2023
Development
- $1,286
Sculpture Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Art/culture
- $1,200
McPreparatory School of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education
- $1,000
Childrens Outing Assn · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Development
- $1,000
Vernon Area Rehabilitation Center · Viroqua, WI · 2025
Health
- $1,000
Historic Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Conservation
- $1,000
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Conservation
- $1,000
Radio Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Development
- $1,000
Vernon Area Rehabilitation Center · Viroqua, WI · 2024
Health
- $1,000
Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Health
- $1,000
Mpc Endowment Ltd · Wauwatosa, WI · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Neighborhood House of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Development
- $1,000
Project Amistad Guatemala · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Health
- $1,000
Refuge Church Kenosha · Kenosha, WI · 2023
Development
- $1,000
St John the Baptist School · Smithton, IL · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Health
- $1,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Development
- $1,000
Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education
- $1,000
Milwaukee Artist Resource Network · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Art/culture
- $750
College Possible · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Education
- $500
Blood Cancer United · Washington, DC · 2025
Health
- $500
Milwaukee Police Association Fallen Heroes · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Development
- $500
Gildas Club Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Health
- $500
Afar · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Health
- $500
Encompass Early Education and Care · Green Bay, WI · 2023
Education
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